Recognised as Colour

#F6F2BC

#F6F2BC
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F6F2BC is a yellow with RGB values 246, 242, 188 and HSL 56°, 76%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#F6F2BC#F6F2BC

HEX#F6F2BC

RGBrgb(246, 242, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.949, 0.7373

RGB percentages96.5%, 94.9%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(55.9, 76.3%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.9, 23.6%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 23.6%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,183,996

CSS custom property--colour: #F6F2BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness237.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.35:1

Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF

Inverted#090D43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FCEEB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEF1BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEBE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.6 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 7.9 Moccasin · ΔE 9.9 Wheat · ΔE 10.4 Navajo white · ΔE 12.5

Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 5.57, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BCC0F6

Analogous#F6D5BC, #DDF6BC

Triadic#BCF6F2, #F2BCF6

Split complementary#BCDDF6, #D5BCF6

Tetradic#BCF6D5, #BCC0F6, #F6BCDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FCFBE9

Darker −10%#F0E98F

Darker −20%#EAE162

Darker −30%#E4D835

Darker −40%#CBBF1B

More saturated +25%#FFFAB3

Less saturated −25%#EDEAC6

Channel breakdown

R246

G242

B188

Red246 (96.5%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue55.86°

Saturation (HSL)76.32%

Lightness85.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G F2 · B BC

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F6F2BC (chemical formula)

Formula
174.805 g/mol
10 atoms

F6F2BC has a molar mass of 174.805 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × F, 1 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass174.805 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.9027053 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.4450621 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

F86.9%

B6.2%

C6.9%

Fluorine (F × 8)151.984 g/mol, 86.945%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 6.184%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 6.871%

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